Hog or hay rack



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

A. P. WELDON.

HOG OR HAY RACK.

Patented Aug. 16, 1887.

WITNESSES (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

A. P. WELDON. HOG 0R HAY RACK.

No. 368,362. Patented Aug. 16, 1887.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

AMOS P. \VELDON, OF EDGERTON, KANSAS.

HOG OR HAY RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,362, dated August 16, 1887.

Application filed May 1!], 1887. Serial No. 238,791. (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AMos P. WELDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgerton, in the county of Johnson and State of construction and arrangement of parts for service, fully set forth hereinafter,and specific ally pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a strong, neat, and serviceable rack constructed in parts in such a manner that when the rack is not in use they may be detached, to allow the cage to occupy less space than when set up. I attain these objects in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rack. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section with the parts in their proper positions. Fig. 4 is a similar view with the ends removed and one of the sides inclined inwardlyin the position it must assume in order that it may be detached or attached. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the chain secured across the upper side of the rack, showing the coupling-hook preferably used to fasten said chain in the proper position. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the hinge used in my device.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the base or floor of the cage, having secured to the side edges the vertical flanges or edges 13, provided on the outside with the cleats or brackets 0, having the outwardly-extending flanges c, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

D D designate the sides of the cage, being formed of the horizontal bars (Z and the vertical braces said braces being secured on both sides of the horizontal bars, and the bracebars on the outer side are extended down be low the lower edge of the side (the said lower edge being adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the flange B) to engage or pass down on one side of the said flanges c on the cleats C.

The inner sides of the upturned flanges or edges B on the sides of the bottom are provided with the leaves 6 of the hinges E, and the said leaves are provided with the eyes f. The lower edges of the sides D are provided with the leaves 6, having the pintles f secured thereto, adapted to' pass into the said eyesf on the lower leaves,e. In order to place the pintlesf in the eyes f, the said pintles are attached must be inclined inwardly toward the center of the cage, to allow the lower extended end of the outer brace-bar to pass over the upper edge of the flange 0, as shown in Fig. 4, and when the pintles are properly placed in the said eyes the sides are raised to the vertical position and the lower ends of the said brace-bars pass behind the said flanges c, and thus prevent the sides from being disengaged from the flanges B until they are again inclined inwardly, as before described.

The ends of the sides of the cage are provided with the vertical aligned grooves G by securing the vertical cleats G G (similar to the brace-bars d) to the inner sides of the said ends, and in the grooves G are secured the ends of the endgates II H. It will be seen that when the said end-gates are secured in place (they being passed into the grooves from the upper ends thereof) the sides D will be held in their Vertical positions and cannot be inclined inwardly. Therefore the sides are securely locked in place, for, as has been stated, they must be inclined inwardly before they can be disengaged from the flanges B of the bottom.

I I designate chains, four being shown in the drawings, which are extended across the upper side of the rack after the ends are placed in position, and the said chains are provided with the couplinghooks I.

i i are staples, which are secured in the inner sides of the sides D at the upper edges, and in the staples on one side of the cage are secured the ends of the chains I, and in the staples on the opposite side are secured the coupling-hooks, which are so constructed as to draw the chains very tight when they are put the sides to which in position, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 5. The object of the said chains is to draw the sides D in tightly against the ends of the endgates H, and thus render the entire frame rigid and strong.

It will be seen that when the parts are properly adjusted the rack is as firm as if constructed in the ordinary manner, with the parts thereof rigidly bolted together and not detachable, whereas all theadvantage of being able to detach the parts is obtained; also, the manner of detaching and attaching the parts of theraek is extremely simple and requires but little time.

Thecage is designed to be secured to the bed of a wagon when in use, and to enable the same to be secured firmly in place the under side thereof is provided with the cleats K K, (see Figs. 2, 3, and 4,) having ears to engage on each side of the bolster of the bed of the wagon, and thus the, frame is prevented from slipping and thus becoming displaced.

To place the stock in the rack, raise one of the end-gates and pass them in at that point.

The chains across the upper side of the rack may be as many or as few as desired, and they will prevent the stock from jumping or climbing out of the cage while being conveyed from one place to another.

A rack constructed as herein described will be found of great utility, and, being adapted to be taken apart when not in use, it may be stowed away into a very small space.

Having thus described the construction, operation, and advantages of my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a hog rack, the combination of the floor or bottom having flanges on the side edges, the sides hinged to the said flanges and having the depending arms to bear against the outer sides of the flanges when the sides are vertical, to prevent the same from inclining outward, the said sides having grooves near the ends thereof, and the end-gates to slide at the edges in the grooves to hold the sides in the vertical position, substantially as specified.

' 2. A hog-rack comprising the bottom A, the flanges B at the edges of the same, the brackets O, secured to the sides of said flanges, and the sides detachably secured to the said flanges and having the braces projected below their lower edges to fit between the brackets G, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a hog-rack, of the bottom A, flanges B on the sides thereof, eyes f, secured to the said flanges on the inside,and the flanges c, secured to the same on the outside, the sides D, having the piutlesf secured to the lower edge and adapted to enter the said eyes f, and the vertical extensions or depending arms on the lower outer edges of the said sides to engage in rear of the flanges 0 when the pintles are in the eyes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a hog-rack, the combination of the bottom A, upturned edges or flanges B, leaves 0, having the eyesf, secured to the upper edges of the said flanges on the insides, the flanges 0 on-the outer sides of the said flanges, the

vertical sides D, having the braces d extended down below the lower edges of the said sides, the leaves 6, provided with pintles f to enter the said eyes f, grooves G in the ends of his AMOS P. WELDON.

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WVitnesses:

W. H. SHORT, M. CRISTLER.

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